Separator.



A. L. HAMACEK & A. GOTSTEIN.

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APPLlCATlO'N HLED OCT. 2, I914.

LE Patent-ed May 23,1916.

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A. L. HAMACEK & A. GOTSTEIN.

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APPLICATiON FILED 0CT.2,1914.

Patentefl May23,1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application filed October 2, 1914. Serial No. 864,668.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANroN L. HAMAGEK and ANTON GoTs'rnIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Casco, in the county of Kewaunee, State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Separator, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to separators and more particularly to machines of this character for separating peas from vines.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a. novel form of adjustable'shaker for delivering the vines onto an elevator from which the peas are discharged onto a combined agitator and separator of novelform whereby all undesirable particles such as leaves, stems, pods, and the like are separated from the peas and said peas delivered into a receptacle provided therefor.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the mechanism constituting the present inventiomparts being broken away.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the machine, parts being broken away. Fig.' 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the separator, the belt being removed therefrom. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3, the flexible side guard strips being removed. Fig. 5 is a section on line A-B Fig. 1, the flexible guard strips being shown in position. Fig. 6 is a'longitudinal section through the shaker. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the shaker. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the hinge employed for con necting the shaker to the supporting frame. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of the scraper used in connection with the separator. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a portion of a pod retarder. Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of a portion of the supplemental grate.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates standards connected at the back by boards 2 and supported in front of the back are side boards 3 suitably braced as at 4: and carrying side brackets 5. J ournaled within these side brackets is a transverse shaft 6 having cranks 7 connected, by pitmen 8, to separate trunnions 9 held suspended by the links 10.

The trunnions 9 are extended laterally from the sides 11 of a grate, these sides being connected by a cross bar 12 from which extend fingers 13 and toothed bars 14, said fingers and bars being parallel. A main frame 15 is arranged back of the bar 12 and supports a corrugated surface 16 made of sheet metal or any other suitable material, the corrugations being extended from one side to the other of the frame. Bar 12 is connected to frame 15 by hinges 17. Each of these hinges has one leaf secured upon the top of frame 15 and its other leaf secured to the back face of the bar 12. Additional hinges 18 connect frame 15 to bar 12, each hinge 18 having one leaf secured to the back face of the bar 12 and its other leaf slotted, as at 19 and adjustably secured to the bottom of frame 15. Fastening devices 20 are fixedly secured to the bottom of frame 15 and each has a slotted leaf 21 hingedly connected thereto and adjustably secured to the bottom of the adjacent side strip 11. Obviously by loosening the slotted leaves 21 and the hinges 18 the side strips 11 and the cross strip or bar 12 can be adjusted angularly relative to the frame 15.

As shown in Fig. 6, frame 15 is inclined downwardly toward the grate made up of fingers 13 and bars 1 1.- The rear end portion of frame 15 is supported by hinged strips 22 hingedly connected not only to the frame 15 but also to the backboards 2. Frame 15 is extended over the shaft 6 but is free to move relative thereto. Obviously, when the crank shaft 6 is rotated, pitmen 8 will oscillate the links 10 and as the trunnions' 9 are mounted in these links, the shaker made up offrame 15 and the grate carried thereby will be oscillated. Shaft 6 can be rotated in any suitable manner, as by means of a belt driving a pulley 23 secured to the shaft.

A supplemental grate is arranged above the grate hereinbefore described and includes a bar 51 connected, by hinges 52,

to a'bar 53 which, in turn, is hingedly connected as 'at54 to strips, 55 corresponding with the strips 22 hereinbefore referred to,

these strips 55 being hingedly mounted as" at 56. Toothed bars 57 extend from the bar 51 and form'the main portion of the grate 50 and are arranged above the frame 15 and the bars 14. A crank shaft 58 is extended under the bars 57 and is similar to the shaft 6 hereinbefore described. Links "5 9 support the lower end of the grate and .when thefshaft 58 rotates, the grate will be "oscillated in the same manner as the grate thereunder." Arguard plate 60 may be extended fromthe bar 51 and over the shaft 58- as shown. v

The separatorused' in connection with 'theshaker is adjustably mounted between the standards 1 below the shaker. Hangers this frame is inclined and is provided at one end, with a roller preferably octagonal and having sprockets 61 at its ends.

The lower ends of the sides of the frame 27 are slotted longitudinally as at 31 and these slots receive the trunnions 32 of a roller 33 provided at its ends with sprockets '62., Said trunnions are journaled in boxes 34 adjustably mounted on the sides of the frame 27 as shownin Fig.1. Endless chains 63 engage the sprockets andare connected Jby slats 64on which is secured an endless belt 35 mounted on the rollers 30and 33,

the upper flight of the belt being adapted .to travel upon supporting flanges'36ex tend- 1i'ng inwardly from the sides of the frame 27.

Wear. strips .37 are secured upon the sides of the frame and above the flanges 36 and r are adapted to engage the edges of the endless belt so as thus to prevent wear upon the 7 sidesof the frame 27. These wear strips can be removed whenever desired. Flexible guard; strips 38 preferably formed of sheet rubber are secured to the sides of the frame .27 abovethe wear strips 37 and are adapted to overhang the flanges 36 and the side portions of the belt, thus to prevent material from packing on thebelt close to the sides thereof.

l Extending transversely. within the frame 27 adjacent the center thereof and below the flanges 36 is a shaft 39 having a longitudinal agitating eccentric 40 secured thereto and adapted to rotate therewith. This shaft 39 has sprockets 41 engaging the chains'63 so as to be rotated thereby. A sprocket 46 T is connected to the roller 30' and is adapted to receive motion from a belt driven 'in any su1table.-manner.

As shown. in Fig. 1, an inclined elevator 4.7 may be arranged between the discharge end of the shaker and the upper end portion of the separator, this elevator 47 having an outlet 48 near the lower end thereof and through which material is free to gravithe loose peas gravitate through the outlet 48 and onto the separator. Obviously undesirable particles such as leaves, twigs, pods and the like will be discharged through the outlet 48 and onto the separator. As the upper flight of the belt 35 is inclined it will be obvious that the peas will be free to roll downwardly therealong while the said upper'flight is moving upwardly and conveying the particles of vines upwardly to the discharge end of theseparator. During this operation of. the belt, the agitating eccentric 40 is rotating and, during each rotation hits the upper flight of the belt 35 so as to agitate it. Said belt is further agitated by reason of the fact that it is mounted on the octagonal roll 30. The peas discharged from the lower end of the separator will be received within a suitable receptacle 49 while the undesirable material will be conveyed upwardly and discharged from the upper end of the separator.

As willbe seen by referring to Fig. 6, the hinges 18 and 21 can be loosened from the frame 15 and the side strips 11 respectively, after which the grate made up of the bars 13 and 14 can be swung upwardly to. a desired angle. By then refastening the hinges 18 and 21 to the frame 15 and the side strips respectively, the grate will be held in the position to which it has been adjusted angularly. By providing means such as described for adjusting the grate, the same will be held fixedly in any position to which it may be moved and at the same time can be quickly released so as to be capable of adjustment upwardly or downwardly as desired. By providing a grate which can be adjusted angularly as set forth, the action of the vines passing thereover can be retarded or accelerated during the oscillation of the grate.

For the purpose of scraping dirt and the like from the apron, hangers are adjust- -'ably connected to the sides of frame 27 and secured in these hangers are the ends of a rod 66 held against movement by set screws 67. A plate 68 is secured to the rod 66 and has a strip 69 of rubber or the like extending therefrom designed to engage the lower flight of the apron so that, as the apron moves relative thereto, any material accumulated therein Will be wiped therefrom. a

As a means for preventing the pods from climbing upwardly upon the apron, a retarding strip 7 0 is supported above the upper flight of the apron and a slight distance from it, this strip being secured to arms 71 adjustably connected to the sides of the frame 27.

What is claimed is 1. In a separator of the class described, a shaker, a grate connected to the lower end thereof and adjustable angularly relative thereto, an oscillating support for the shaker,

pivoted supports connected to the grate, and means for actuating said supports to oscillate the grate and shaker.

2. In a separator of the class described, the combination of a shaker and a grate connected thereto and adjustable angularly relative to said element, said grate having downwardly extending parallel bars and fingers, and means for oscillating the grate and shaker.

In testimony that We claim the'foregoing as our own, We have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

ANTON L. HAMACEK. ANTON GOTSTEIN. Witnesses:

. EDWARD BoHMAN,

WILLIAM P. MEACHAM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patenta, Washington, D. G. 

